Nail Care

Question 1

Onyx

Answer 1

Technical term for nails

Question 2

Nail plate

Answer 2

Translucent portion of the nail, extending from the nail root to the free edge sometimes referred to as the nail body

Question 3

Free edge

Answer 3

Part of the nail plate that extends beyond the fingertip

Question 4

Hyponychium

Answer 4

Skin between the free edge and fingertip of the natural nail

Question 5

Nail bed

Answer 5

Portion of the nail plate, rest upon as it grows out

Question 6

Bed epithelium

Answer 6

Thin layer of skin cells between the nail bed and the nail plate

Question 7

Cuticle

Answer 7

A small portion of nonliving epidermis extending around the base of the nail

Question 8

Lunula

Answer 8

Whitish half moon shape at the base of the nail

Question 9

Matrix

Answer 9

Part of the nail bed that extends below the nail root and helps to produce the nail plate

Question 10

Nail folds

Answer 10

Folds of normal skin that surround the natural nail plate

Question 11

Nail sidewall

Answer 11

Also, known as the lateral nail fold is the piece of skin that overlaps onto the side of the nail

Question 12

Nail grooves

Answer 12

Slits or grooves on the sides of the nail that allow growth

Question 13

Eponychium

Answer 13

Living skin at the base of the nail plate that partially overlaps the lunula

Question 14

Perionychium

Answer 14

Additional or excessive skin that overlaps onto the sides of the nail plate

Question 15

Agnail

Answer 15

Aka hangnail, is the split cuticle around the nail

Question 16

Bruised nail

Answer 16

Dark purple is discoloration under the nail caused by trauma